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DictionarySeebrightbright as a button
(as) bright as a buttonIntelligent and quick thinking. Ted's as bright as a button, so he'll find a solution to this problem. Of course Ellen is our valedictorian—she's bright as a button.See also: bright, button*bright as a buttonintelligent; quick-minded. (Usually used to describe children. *Also: as ~.) Why, Mrs. Green, your little girl is as bright as a button. You can't fool Jane. She may be only six years old, but she's bright as a button.See also: bright, buttonbright as a button mainly BRITISHIf someone is as bright as a button, they are intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful. She was as bright as a button. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK. She was in at lunch-time, bright as a button, chatting to that gentleman.See also: bright, button(as) bright as a ˈbutton (British English) clever and lively: That child’s as bright as a button! OPPOSITE: (as) thick as two short planksSee also: bright, buttonMedicalSeeBright |